In 1807, Robert Fulton's "North River Steam Boat" (popularly known as the "Clermont") began chugging its way up New York's Hudson River on its successful round-trip to Albany.

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Fifty-seven wounded made it on a boat down the river to MSF's hospital in Nasir.

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For less extreme entertainment, stroll down the inn's jetty and hop into a jet boat for a tour up the Dart River.

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Laura Murphy, a fellow river cruise passenger, told CNN that the ship's captain anchored the boat in Luxor after being warned against docking at any of the stops along the Nile because those areas may be unsafe for tourists.

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Jamie Neal and Garrett Hand are heading upstream in a small boat on a jungle river, said Jose Luis Silva, Peru's minister of tourism and commerce.

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